Author Topic: Smelt scent ? (Read 1082 times)

Steamtrain · « **on:** Feb 19, 2024, 09:23 PM »

Anyone have any luck with with giving live shiners some “artificial " smelt scent?

Ruimachado · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 19, 2024, 09:30 PM »

Not to be too obvious, but why not just use smelt?

Steamtrain · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 19, 2024, 09:32 PM »

Availability, price, mortality

lowaccord66 · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 20, 2024, 12:05 PM »

Not shiners but plastics. Stopped using it after a while, saw no difference in catch rates.

Steamtrain · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 20, 2024, 08:14 PM »

Not shiners but plastics. Stopped using it after a while, saw no difference in catch rates.

Good enough science for me, sounds like not worth the hassle

lowaccord66 · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 21, 2024, 09:23 AM »

I ran out one day and just kept on trucking without it.

fishingidjit · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 21, 2024, 12:09 PM »

I used Smelt -Rite one year at a fish tourney on shiners. All my friends laughed at me until I won the tourney with the largest pike.

Steamtrain · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 21, 2024, 11:53 PM »

Pike will eat anything, do they count?

fishingidjit · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 23, 2024, 06:05 AM »

Pike will eat anything, do they count?

My buddies traps/shiners surrounded set-up that day but Mr. Pike ate my shiner loaded with Smelt-Rite ??

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